The Great Wind Debate
In Scotland over the last few weeks there has been a fair amount of controversy over four wind farms due to be constructed on the East coast of Scotland. These wind farms were...
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Category: Birds Of Prey
Surprise Wildlife Sighting
Wildlife and humans are often seen intersecting each others’ boundaries. Often, these intersections cause a lot of trouble and harm to both the sections, whilst, seldom do they make us happy as well....
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Flying Happiness – Bird Walk at Pench Tree Lodge
Emily Dickenson, a great American poet of her time once said that, “Hope is the thing with feathers that perches and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all.” Every...
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Raptors Of ‘God’s Own Country.’
Yorkshire. A historic county of Northern England and the largest in the UK. Associated with many pivotal moments in history, including The Norman Conquest and The War of The Roses, Yorkshire has a...
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Two Down, How Many More To Go?
If I could have a penny for every single time I have read or written about the persecution of a hen harrier, I would be a very rich person by now. Perhaps even...
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Hunting A Hen Harrier
Before we get started, I really should point out that my use of the word hunting is not meant in the traditional sense. By that I of course mean that I did not...
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Top 10 Facts: the Tawny Owl
I heard a Tawny Owl last night. A nocturnal foray to my local store interrupted by an eerie, frightfully abrupt, yet oddly soothing shriek from the branches of a Sycamore in the local...
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Consequences of Ingesting Lead Shot and Poisons on Bird Populations
Carolyn Meyer, a consultant ecologist, speaks to Sciencevideos.org about her recent PLOS ONE publication: Can Ingestion of Lead Shot and Poisons Change Population Trends of Three European Birds: Grey Partridge, Common Buzzard, and...
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Northern Ireland Proving Poisonous For Birds Of Prey
Over 30 protected birds of prey have been killed in Northern Ireland in the last 3 years. This announcement has come as the latest report on cases of illegal raptor persecution in Northern Ireland...
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Golden Eagles Soar In Scotland
Birds of prey and the UK. It has been a somewhat turbulent relationship at best, with constant news of the titanic clashes between raptors and their arch nemesis; the human. As most of us...
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